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Shropshire road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,073 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 1995, and 1,611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 299 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1994 (1,100), and casualties fell from 1,628.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 41,475 collisions in Shropshire.

Collisions in 1995
1,073
Down 2% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,611
Down 1% on 1994
Fatal collisions
21
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
299
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 1995

2% of collisions in Shropshire in 1995 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212%
  • Serious29928%
  • Slight75370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.7%
  • Serious40025%
  • Slight1,18473%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 1995 is highlighted, with 1,073, down 2% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025337479
2024389528
2023348481
2022416573
2021357460
2020354479
2019467706
2018457648
2017557784
2016632886
2015571796
2014611835
2013590813
2012667943
2011686976
20107081,031
20097971,137
20087551,086
20079101,269
20068341,146
20059041,310
20049351,329
20039971,415
20021,0131,528
20011,0261,491
20009601,512
19991,0791,567
19981,0691,534
19971,0831,549
19961,1161,602
19951,0731,611
19941,1001,628
19931,0841,573
19921,1181,590
19911,1271,625
19901,3261,921
19891,3451,899
19881,1891,738
19871,2161,795
19861,0991,622
19851,1821,740
19841,2131,695
19831,0871,558
19821,1691,719
19811,1561,690
19801,2171,776
19791,1491,646

When and where crashes happen in Shropshire in 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (12%)
  • Tuesday169 (16%)
  • Wednesday154 (14%)
  • Thursday161 (15%)
  • Friday161 (15%)
  • Saturday167 (16%)
  • Sunday134 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59144 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59225 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59261 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59160 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (7.1%)
  • February87 (8.1%)
  • March88 (8.2%)
  • April88 (8.2%)
  • May79 (7.4%)
  • June97 (9%)
  • July83 (7.7%)
  • August96 (8.9%)
  • September100 (9.3%)
  • October86 (8%)
  • November100 (9.3%)
  • December93 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight785 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting152 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit25 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds859 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Other12 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry687 (64%)
  • Wet or damp335 (31%)
  • Frost or ice29 (2.7%)
  • Snow21 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph347 (32%)
  • 40 mph69 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph628 (59%)
  • 70 mph24 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway973 (91%)
  • Roundabout50 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,096 (68%)
  • Pedestrian141 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist103 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)51 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant44 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1070 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1595 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20272 (17%)
  • 21 to 25238 (15%)
  • 26 to 35298 (18%)
  • 36 to 45187 (12%)
  • 46 to 55166 (10%)
  • 56 to 65132 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7570 (4.3%)
  • Over 7556 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider974 (60%)
  • Passenger496 (31%)
  • Pedestrian141 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,427 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes155 (8%)
  • Motorcycle107 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes94 (4.8%)
  • Minibus19 (1%)
  • Bus or coach18 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 in Shropshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Shropshire ranked among 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 54th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 1995

The A458 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 1995: 81, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45881154126
2ndA4972135422
3rdA564104214
4thA413661212
5thA442344818
6thA488283905
7thB5069252904
8thB4380233107
9thA53223106
10thA4952136011
11thA528213107
12thA483193005
13thA5191182504
14thB54761823110
15thA5112162404
16thA4117152216
17thA525142004
18thA454132304
19thA464122013
20thA5124122001

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 1995

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 1995: 183.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 1995

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 1995: 121.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 1995, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years